Question 1

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Principia

Accepted Answer

Principia is a Latin word that means "pr

Question 2

IDENTIFICATIONS
-epicycles

Accepted Answer

Epicycles were a key concept in ancient

Question 3

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the Empyrean Heaven

Accepted Answer

The Empyrean Heaven is a concept in vari

Question 4

IDENTIFICATIONS
-rationalism

Accepted Answer

Rationalism is a philosophical doctrine

Question 5

What did Paracelsus, Vesalius, and Harvey contribute to a scientific view of medicine? Be specific and give examples.

Accepted Answer

Paracelsus, Vesalius, and Harvey all mad

Question 6

Isaac Newton devoted himself to the occult and to alchemy in particular.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-On the Motion of the Heart and Blood

Accepted Answer

"On the Motion of the Heart and Blood" i

Question 8

Among the following, who is not associated with major changes in sixteenth and seventeenth-century scientific research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vesalius 
B)  Harvey 
C)  Paracelsus 
D)  Galen 
E)  Boyle 
A)  Vesalius 
B)  Harvey 
C)  Paracelsus 
D)  Galen 
E)  Boyle

Question 9

Benedict Spinoza believed that women

Accepted Answer

A)  were equal to men. 
B)  were little more than animals without a soul. 
C)  were "naturally" inferior to men. 
D)  could stand on their own, but society functioned far better when men alone ruled. 
E)  were superior to men in their intellects but not in their emotions. 
A)  were equal to men. 
B)  were little more than animals without a soul. 
C)  were "naturally" inferior to men. 
D)  could stand on their own, but society functioned far better when men alone ruled. 
E)  were superior to men in their intellects but not in their emotions.

Question 10

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Andreas Vesalius

Accepted Answer

Andreas Vesalius was a Belgian anatomist

Question 11

IDENTIFICATIONS
-universal law of gravitation

Accepted Answer

The universal law of gravitation, formul

Question 12

The Foundation of Francis Bacon's methodology was

Accepted Answer

A)  inductive reasoning. 
B)  speculative reasoning. 
C)  deductive reasoning. 
D)  triangulation. 
E)  nonsense. 
A)  inductive reasoning. 
B)  speculative reasoning. 
C)  deductive reasoning. 
D)  triangulation. 
E)  nonsense.

Question 13

Organized religions in the seventeenth century

Accepted Answer

A)  conceded the accomplishments of science and separated theology from science proper. 
B)  rejected scientific discoveries that conflicted with the Christian view of the world. 
C)  contributed greatly to scientific research. 
D)  largely ignored science as merely a "toy for the minds of God's children." 
E)  rapidly reoriented their theologies to accept the findings of modern science. 
A)  conceded the accomplishments of science and separated theology from science proper. 
B)  rejected scientific discoveries that conflicted with the Christian view of the world. 
C)  contributed greatly to scientific research. 
D)  largely ignored science as merely a "toy for the minds of God's children." 
E)  rapidly reoriented their theologies to accept the findings of modern science.

Question 14

IDENTIFICATIONS
-On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres

Accepted Answer

On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spher

Question 15

Concerning the first important scientific societies, the French Academy differed from the English Royal Society in the former's

Accepted Answer

A)  government support and control. 
B)  publication of scientific journals. 
C)  focus on theoretical work in mechanics and astronomy. 
D)  belief that science should proceed along the lines of a cooperative venture. 
E)  lack of support by the French government. 
A)  government support and control. 
B)  publication of scientific journals. 
C)  focus on theoretical work in mechanics and astronomy. 
D)  belief that science should proceed along the lines of a cooperative venture. 
E)  lack of support by the French government.

Question 16

Tycho Brahe agreed with Copernicus that the earth does indeed move.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Margaret Cavendish

Accepted Answer

Margaret Cavendish, also known as the Du

Question 18

IDENTIFICATIONS
-"to conquer nature in action"

Accepted Answer

The phrase "to conquer nature in action"

Question 19

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Scientific Method

Accepted Answer

The answer of IDENTIFICATIONS
-Scientific Method...

Question 20

Tycho Brahe contributed to the advance of astronomy by

Accepted Answer

A)  working out the theory of inertia. 
B)  making accurate observations of the planets. 
C)  calculating the pull of gravity on the tides by the moon. 
D)  calculating the distance to the sun. 
E)  inventing the astrolabe. 
A)  working out the theory of inertia. 
B)  making accurate observations of the planets. 
C)  calculating the pull of gravity on the tides by the moon. 
D)  calculating the distance to the sun. 
E)  inventing the astrolabe.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Principia

IDENTIFICATIONS -epicycles

IDENTIFICATIONS -the Empyrean Heaven

IDENTIFICATIONS -rationalism

What did Paracelsus, Vesalius, and Harvey contribute to a scientific view of medicine? Be specific and give examples.

Isaac Newton devoted himself to the occult and to alchemy in particular.

IDENTIFICATIONS -On the Motion of the Heart and Blood

Among the following, who is not associated with major changes in sixteenth and seventeenth-century scientific research?

Benedict Spinoza believed that women

IDENTIFICATIONS -Andreas Vesalius

IDENTIFICATIONS -universal law of gravitation

The Foundation of Francis Bacon's methodology was

Organized religions in the seventeenth century

IDENTIFICATIONS -On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres

Concerning the first important scientific societies, the French Academy differed from the English Royal Society in the former's

Tycho Brahe agreed with Copernicus that the earth does indeed move.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Margaret Cavendish

IDENTIFICATIONS -"to conquer nature in action"

IDENTIFICATIONS -Scientific Method

Tycho Brahe contributed to the advance of astronomy by

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A Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

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An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

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An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War Ii

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: the Western World, 1965-1985

After the Fall: the Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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Exam 4: Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: the Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

IDENTIFICATIONS -Principia

IDENTIFICATIONS -epicycles

IDENTIFICATIONS -the Empyrean Heaven

IDENTIFICATIONS -rationalism

What did Paracelsus, Vesalius, and Harvey contribute to a scientific view of medicine? Be specific and give examples.

Isaac Newton devoted himself to the occult and to alchemy in particular.

IDENTIFICATIONS -On the Motion of the Heart and Blood

Among the following, who is not associated with major changes in sixteenth and seventeenth-century scientific research?

Benedict Spinoza believed that women

IDENTIFICATIONS -Andreas Vesalius

IDENTIFICATIONS -universal law of gravitation

The Foundation of Francis Bacon's methodology was

Organized religions in the seventeenth century

IDENTIFICATIONS -On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres

Concerning the first important scientific societies, the French Academy differed from the English Royal Society in the former's

Tycho Brahe agreed with Copernicus that the earth does indeed move.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Margaret Cavendish

IDENTIFICATIONS -"to conquer nature in action"

IDENTIFICATIONS -Scientific Method

Tycho Brahe contributed to the advance of astronomy by

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War Ii

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: the Western World, 1965-1985

After the Fall: the Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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